Marriage, Reason, and Religious Liberty: Much Ado About Sex, Nothing to Do with Race. The Church and Civil Marriage by Various. No-fault divorce changed the American culture of marriage.
So did the sexual revolution. Now proponents of gay rights are redefining marriage at an even more fundamental level. Same-sex 'marriage' has negative effects, shows latest evidence. London, 2 March 2013: The experience of legalising marriage for same-sex couples in Europe and North America shows that such legalisation has negative effects for real marriage and for families, shows latest evidence.
The evidence was presented to the House of Commons committee examining the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, in a written submission by Dr Patricia Morgan, the British family policy researcher, on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) www.spuc.org.uk The submission can be read in full at www.spuc.org.uk/campaigns/ssmsub20130301 Based on research and data from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada and the US, Dr Morgan concluded that:
Judges Extend Supreme Court DOMA Ruling. Same Sex Marriage Cartoons. Legalize polygamy: Marriage equality for all. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters Recently, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council reintroduced a tired refrain: Legalized gay marriage could lead to other legal forms of marriage disaster, such as polygamy.
Rick Santorum, Bill O’Reilly, and other social conservatives have made similar claims. It’s hardly a new prediction—we’ve been hearing it for years. Gay marriage is a slippery slope! A gateway drug! You can also listen to an audio version of this piece. Yes, really. For decades, the prevailing logic has been that polygamy hurts women and children. But legalizing consensual adult polygamy wouldn’t legalize rape or child abuse. A modest proposal for polygamy: Column. Those arguing for "marriage equality" at the U.S.
Supreme Court this week should be ashamed of themselves. They're just as guilty of discrimination as those dastardly conservatives still bitterly clinging to their guns and their religion. Why no argument for polygamy, polyamory and other forms of diversity? Why are they only defending their exclusive definition of diversity? Sexuality more like religion than race: Column. When the Masters golf tournament is played this weekend, I'll be among the millions of Americans celebrating the fact that the Augusta National Golf Club now includes female members.
But I'll also be pondering this irony: At the same time that Augusta National is finally welcoming women into its membership, the Supreme Court is being asked to rule that the most foundational grouping in human society — a marriage — need not include a woman. Look, I know same-sex marriage is supposedly inevitable (given the views of America's youth). And I want as much as anyone to get to sit at the cool kids' table at lunch. But when I consider ironies such as the one at Augusta National, I get the feeling that all of us cool-conscious Americans ought to chill long enough to make certain that we've thought through this fashionable idea. Because there's a question surrounding gay marriage that could significantly alter the way we view the controversy — and might also help us avoid an endless culture war.
MarriageGen - Home. Three More Thoughts on the Gay Marriage Debate. If the Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, What Next? Marriage in the Dock—The Supreme Court Considers Same-Sex Marriage. The next two days are destined to stand among the most significant days in our nation’s constitutional history, but the issues at stake reach far beyond the U.S.
Constitution. Timeline: Gay marriage chronology. Timeline For more than a decade, the battle over same-sex marriage and other rights for gay couples has been hard fought in U.S. courts and legislatures and at the ballot box.
Use this map to view milestones in the fight and how state laws have changed since 2000. On June 26, 2013, the U.S. A Gay, Celibate Christian's Conflicted Take on Same-Sex Marriage - Conor Friedersdorf. As a politically moderate Christian, I have thoughtfully and prayerfully struggled through the issue of same-sex marriage along with my community and church.
Chick-fil-A food fight leaves pols eating crow. Gay Marriage ProCon.org. Should We Support Gay Marriage? NO. Wolfhart Pannenberg, arguably the preeminent contemporary theologian, recently retired after 27 years as professor of systematic theology at the University of Munich, Germany, and director of the Institute of Ecumenical Theology.
Can love ever be sinful? The entire tradition of Christian doctrine teaches that there is such a thing as inverted, perverted love. Human beings are created for love, as creatures of the God who is Love. And yet that divine appointment is corrupted whenever people turn away from God or love other things more than God. Jesus said, "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me... " What Is the Gospel Response to the Prop. 8 Decision?
Matthew Lee Anderson, author of the forthcoming Earthen Vessels: Breathing New Life into a Broken Faith and blogger at Mere Orthodoxy: Within the happy confident hope we have in Christ (Jesus is still Lord, and nothing can undo that), evangelicals need to expand their intellectual horizons.
While this is a landmark decision, it comes amid a long shift in culture and philosophy. We need to look backward to discern what's at the root of that trend, look inward to see the ways that we have been co-opted by it, and look a long ways forward to determine how we can work to reverse it. Practically, I think we have relied too heavily on the will of the majority as our foundation for our legal actions. While political orders must on some level be representative of the people to be legitimate, our founding fathers set up a representative democracy for a reason.
Alan Chambers, president of Exodus International: We should respond with 100 percent grace and 100 percent truth. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra. Equal Marriage.